1975 Maryland Terrapins football team

1975 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Florida
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 13
1975 record 9–2–1 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1975 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#13 Maryland $ 5 0 0     9 2 1
Duke 3 0 2     4 5 2
NC State 2 2 1     7 4 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0     3 8 0
Clemson 2 3 0     2 9 0
North Carolina 1 4 1     3 7 1
Virginia 0 4 0     1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1975 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Terrapins offense scored 312 points while the defense allowed 150 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins appeared in the Gator Bowl.

Regular season

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 6 Villanova* No. 17 Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD W 410   41,362
September 13 at No. 20 Tennessee* No. 14 Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN L 826   74,161
September 20 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 347   43,000
September 27 at Kentucky* No. 20 Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY T 1010   55,000
October 4 Syracusedagger Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 247   43,863
October 11 North Carolina State Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 3722   39,221
October 18 at Wake Forest No. 19 Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC W 270   19,300
November 1 No. 9 Penn State* No. 14 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 1315   58,973
November 8 at Cincinnati* No. 16 Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH W 2119   16,478
November 15 at Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 2220   35,400
November 22 Virginia No. 20 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 6224   44,867
December 29 vs. No. 13 Florida* No. 17 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) W 130   64,012
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Rich JenningsRunning back 11313 Oakland Raiders

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References

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